The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
Towr AND COUNTY ITEMS.

town AND COUNTY ITEMS.
Locals ore scarce.
Our doctors ore kept busy.
Mn. Reynolds ha, been visiting Wes
sen.
Cat the Missouri Ham at PowelPs. It's
the best.
Miss Mary COpes, Of Magnolia, is visit
ing the Misses Bee.
Racou. -four, meal, rice, coffee and So
gar cheap at PowelPs.
F1oJR-Go to Powelrs for the best
aour and at lowest prices.
Sac WIN. Absbageu's new stock for the
.,ss, and best in gents shoes.
Mrs. w. II. Hartwell, Of Wesson, came
aovn TO attend her sisters wedding.
Th.w. IT. U. will meet at the Pres
byterisn church at four this evening
nrs. J. II. willoughby and Miss Belle
poven left for McComb Tuesday evening,
New cheese, pure leaf lard, cheap tin
ware. novelties and notions at Powelps.
VIM. Abshagen has the incest and
,atsst styles of shoes for the season, prices
low.
C1srERNs-A. Riggs & Bro, PAT Delord
..reet, neal. Dry AIDES, New Orleans. Send
for price list.
You will get better bargains with quail
ity, price, ETC., considered) at kohimap's
Great Cash House.
Mr.. William Watkins, an old Newton
friend, is spending few days with the
Editor and family.
Good rains have fallen in many parts
of the county during the past week and
crops are doing we'll.
II you want a cool, fresh, celebrating
drink, try Lewenthaps ice-cold soda wa
ter, only 8 cents glass.
The Band of Hope Mite Meeting will
take place at Heuck's Hall tonight. Ad-
,n,ssiou five cents. Ice-cream will be on
hand.
A correspondent of the Port Gibson
Record fayors Hon. A. C. McNair for Dis
trict.Attorney and pays him some we'll
merited compliments.
Rev. W. B. Murrah ably filled the pull
nit Mt the N. E. Church last Sabbath.
Mrs. Murrah presided at the organ in the
abs euce of Miss Fannie Larkin.
The ladies of the Park Association, as
sisted BY Capt. Geo. w. Smith and q
souad of hands, have been doing some ef-
feotiye work this week in our Railroad
Parks.
Fon RxST-A desirable cottage resi-
dspce at west end Cherokee street with
four rooms and dining room and Kitchen
For further part iculsrs apply at this
Office.
The ladies of the Wesleyan Society
will sell ice-cream and Strawberries at t.
Masonic Hall tomorrow evening az
usual. Price 10 cents u saucer. Give
them call.
Mr.. Rollins, of Fair River, paid US an
appreciated call last Thurday. He re-
ported heavy hail storm, which occur
red few days before, ipjuring crops to
great extent.
The New Orleans Picayune is doing a
great and appreciated service for the law
and order people of this State by it's fair
and manly treatment of the Jackson trag'
edy, and one that they will not forget.
Two Are alarms during last week-One
In the store of Mr. Seavy and the other
originating in an old stable on Mrs.
Meade's place. Fortunately no serious
harm was done in either case.
Our amateurs, under the leadership OF
Prof. Gillespie, are rehearsing that emo
bling drama, "Ingomar," which they ex'
poet to present at an early day. They 81
to wesson tomorrow evening by request,
to present 1.-THE Lady Of Lyons"
Brookhaven received large share Of
the hunors at the Press Convention last
week. Mr.. w. A. Henry, formerly Of
Brookhaven, was elected President, w. L.
Mitchell, an old Brookhavenite, was
elected First vice-President, John II
Martin, also an old Brookhsven boy,
was elected Annual Orator; Miss Lulah
Ragsdale was elected Poetess, and the
Editor of THE LEADER, Treasurer.
Bishop Galloway dedicated the new
Methodist Church at jackson last Sun
day. His sermon was said by those wht
have heard him before to have been one
of the finest of his life. Among those
present from here were Mrs. Galloway
and Misses Willie and Halle Galloway
Rev. A. F. Watkins, President Fitzhugt
and wife, Prof. Gus Fitzhugh, Mrs. Holt
Miss Maggie Hill, Missss Cecile and An
ME Nugent and Maria Lowry and Mr.
Luke Bowen.
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